Board of Directors

MMV is governed by a Board of a maximum of 18 members, chosen for their scientific, medical and public health expertise in malaria and related fields, their research and management competence as well as their experience in business, finance and fundraising.

The MMV Board meets at least twice a year. It is the highest policy and decision-making body of the Foundation, whose main duty is to ensure that the management, through the annual budget and work plan, is efficiently executing the objectives of MMV. It establishes the policies and principles followed by the Foundation and also appoints the President and Chief Executive Officer.

Mr Alan Court, Senior Adviser to the United Nations’ Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Health in Agenda 2030 and for Malaria, USA; Former Director of the UNICEF Programme Division in New York; Former Director of the UNICEF Supply Division in Copenhagen.

Professor Michael A. J. Ferguson, Regius Professor of Life Sciences and Associate Dean for Research Strategy, University of Dundee, Scotland

Dr Winston E. Gutteridge, Former Chief, Product R&D, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), World Health Organization, Switzerland; served as full MMV Board Member from 1999-2003 and again from March 2009; Chairperson, MMV Expert Scientific Advisory Committee (ESAC) from 2003-2009, United Kingdom